‘The Great Red Dragon and the Woman Clothed in the Sun’ c1807 William Blake {{PD}}

While all our attention is on Mars entering Scorpio on the 9th, we may find things take on a Plutonian tone, and we’d be forgiven for thinking this shift is why–but it’s not. Mars moving into Scorpio is a bit like this, debuting as a kind of Willfulness uncaring of waste or destruction, acting to make a point, to dig down, or even to get revenge–but what occurs, whether actions and choices bring results arrived at accidentally or deliberately, is that the Truth of things is revealed. Not a bad result at all for a transit that may feel very bull-in-a-china-shop–and of course, as Mars continues through the sign, it aspects individual factors in the natal chart, tailoring the experience to each of us uniquely.

On the 9th that Plutonian feeling is much more likely attributable to another set of contacts, and these promise truths arise out of unwise or impractical financial matters or relationship interactions (Venus parallel Pluto and sesq Pallas). The darker corners of our personal intimacies are lit up, and we may have the opportunity to see, and change, those less-than-smart facets of relationships or in our approach to money, earning, or asset management. We may even want to ‘go to war’ over Venusian life areas, but we need to know that urge would be prompted by our own darkness as it seeks an external target–so a crusade is definitely not a good idea at this time–and in its milder form brings to mind the old saying about how when you point at someone, four of your fingers are actually pointing back at you.

What’s most central to things, though, is the state of retrograde Mercury: parallel both Saturn and the Sun, trine Pallas, and quincunx Sedna. The mind, though not functioning as it normally does, is attuned to the reality picture and aware of what’s wise, smart, or practical–temporarily it’s only instincts and a more active mental stance that are on the fritz. That means that if we take in what is in a kind of passive mode, not reacting or insisting on taking action, we can enjoy a relatively crisp, objective, and accurate glimpse at the current picture. These ‘bright spots’ in the midst of Merc retros are always a welcome departure, and should be appreciated for the wealth of info they can make available–all we must do is be completely receptive, and our ‘Power Position’ or the positives of negotiation will be apparent (Sun trine Ceres).

‘Couple, Kids and Confusion’ By Shafiahmedrizvi 2011 CC BY-SA 4.0

By the 10th we may have learned something that confuses, alters, or otherwise makes unclear that relationship or asset picture (Venus square Neptune), or that inspires us through the difficulty it presents. We know what’s healthy–it’s obvious (Sun nov Hygeia) and the mind is quick and clever, in spite of its current direction (Mercury trine Uranus), but there is one caution: unprocessed or unresolved wounds may exert their influence on our thinking. Just sayin’.

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The weekend’s word image is this: after a conversation with someone, you have a dream that provides information you must pass on to the individual. For me this took the form of a discussion with someone about their frazzled, tired state and their back pain. In the dream I saw this person gazing into one of those convex mirrors you see on the street that allow drivers to see traffic coming from a blind corner; in this case, the mirror was on a drive-thru lane of a Starbucks! Then I was shown a chair that had a hard, upper back piece that would tilt a bit when leaned against, and my thought in the dream was, ‘Those are never comfortable–they don’t fit the back correctly, so you can’t even use them as a backrest.’ My interpretation? She’s ‘driving’ herself too hard, taking in too much caffeine in order to keep the energy level high, and the back pain is being exacerbated by either a literal ‘bad chair’, or is symbolic, springing from a sense that she lacks adequate support.

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2 thoughts on “Your Weekend 9-10 December 2017 The Truth of Things”

Ah Blake, the total artist… that’s a terrifying yet beautiful painting.
No wonder he always seeked for “the Truth of Things “, with his Moon Sabian on 13 Cancer : ‘A Fire Worshipper Meditates on the Ultimate Realities of Existence’.
And no wonder he experienced True Love with his illiterate wife Catherine -whom he taught to read, write and use his printing-press- with Sun on 7 Sagittarius: ‘Cupid knocking at the door of a human heart’ !

Very interesting! I don’t know much about Blake, but when the ‘theme’ came to mind so did this picture. Thank you, Katia, for sharing that amazingly apt information with us!

Dear Julie,
Many thanks and much appreciation for your insight and your work. Enjoy the winter season and all that it brings.

Mercury, of winged feet, turned Rx. I decided to look for wings and to see where they’re showing up to gather some information on this Mercury Rx.

Wings are symbols of social conditioning in different cultures. People acknowledge the addition of wings on anything to seeing further, travelling faster, bringing information. Rulers do well to have these attributes too and will add symbolic wings to their crowns and their repertoires, as seen in rock carvings or on medals.

There are many kinds of wings, not all have feathers, some are fins, fur, or palm fronds in the background. The image you posted of the winged Great Red Dragon jarred me.

Two days ago on a city sideway, my relative was shocked by a man running past her pursued by the police. Red Dragon energy had swept past her before she realized the situation. We’re grateful for grace that kept her a witness.

Dragons and Angels know wings are an asset. I hadn’t considered the Plutonian shift in wings and energy, accelerated by Mars into Scorpio. Hmmm.

Wendy

Hello Wendy, Thank you, and thanks for your good wishes for the season–right back to you! Very nice to hear from you.

I wasn’t thinking in terms of ‘wings’ when I chose this image, but certainly your interpretation adds dimension to the energy picture. My point essentially is that it all feels Plutonian, no matter the source–and that can, and should, be jarring. Glad your cousin remained a bystander–maybe protected by a not-so-obvious, but equally powerful (and so Plutonian) force, that one you term grace. All the best, jd